By the time Uncle Zhang and Zhou Yunxi arrived, Yuan Tao was jogging in place to keep warm.
Uncle Zhang parked the car beside Yuan Tao and rolled down the window. “Miss Yuan Tao.”
Yuan Tao walked over and saw that the person in the driver’s seat matched the family driver from her memory. She nodded in relief and went to open the rear door.
Only after opening the rear door did Yuan Tao see the person sitting inside.
His bone structure was excellent, with sharp contours and a clean, crisp jawline. His brows and eyes were deep-set, his eyebrows thick and dark, growing naturally along their shape. His eyes were narrow and slightly upturned at the outer corners, with a sharp gleam in his gaze.
His nose bridge was high, his lips thin and pale. When the corners of his mouth drooped naturally, he looked especially distant. His skin was cold and pale, and his black hair was combed back meticulously, revealing a full forehead.
His features were highly aggressive, yet that innate nobility made him appear elegant and composed, like a sharp blade hidden in silk. Refined on the surface, yet utterly sharp within.
Yuan Tao was slightly stunned and obediently called out, “Yunxi-ge.”
Zhou Yunxi was Auntie Su Wenxin’s son, five years older than the original owner. He was the president of the Zhou Group. The Zhou family had extensive business interests and was a renowned noble family in the capital. Especially after Zhou Yunxi took power, the group had risen to even greater heights.
Last year, Auntie Su Wenxin had passed away from illness, leaving only the original owner and Zhou Yunxi in the household. They didn’t interact much normally. Zhou Yunxi only occasionally asked about the original owner’s studies, and the original owner was somewhat afraid of this older brother.
Yuan Tao sat obediently to the side as the car slowly started.
In the back seat, Yuan Tao felt the atmosphere in the car was a bit awkward. She thought about playing with her phone. If she had something to do, it wouldn’t be awkward. After all, she had just transmigrated and wasn’t familiar with any of them. She was afraid of acting out of character!
Just as she moved, she heard Zhou Yunxi beside her ask, his voice cool and clear.
“Where’s Gu Nan?”
Yuan Tao’s hand, which was reaching for her phone, paused. She said softly, “We broke up.”
Zhou Yunxi knew she and Gu Nan were dating. Gu Nan’s family was quite wealthy and had business dealings with the Zhou family. Moreover, when Gu Nan had pursued the original owner, it had been a huge, public affair that everyone knew about.
Zhou Yunxi pressed his lips together and said no more. The car fell silent, leaving only the sound of Yuan Tao tapping on her screen.
The car drove all the way back to Yuejian Bay Villa.
As soon as she got out of the car, Yuan Tao couldn’t wait to head into the house, following her memory. She wanted to hurry back to her room to find the female lead’s golden finger. It was a space! How many novel readers had fantasized about having their own space? And now she was about to have one, hahaha!
Thinking of this, Yuan Tao’s steps quickened, her heart full of anticipation for the space she was about to obtain.
Before she could go upstairs, Zhou Yunxi’s cool voice sounded from behind her. “Yuan Tao, dinner.”
Yuan Tao paused, and the foot she had just placed on the stairs had to turn toward the dining room.
On the dining table, five dishes and a soup were steaming, their colors bright and appetizing.
Yuan Tao looked at the food on the table and couldn’t help swallowing.
Braised pork ribs, oil-braised prawns, pan-seared chicken breast, stir-fried snow peas, cold cucumber salad, and a bowl of milky-white crucian carp and tofu soup.
It all looked so delicious. When she had transmigrated, it was already afternoon. To go on a date with Gu Nan, the original owner hadn’t even eaten lunch. After transmigrating, she had cried and run around, and now she was so hungry her stomach was touching her back.
The hunger that had been suppressed by the shock of transmigrating and the excitement of the space now surged forth. Looking at the delicious food on the table, she felt like she could eat a whole cow!
Without hesitation, she sat down and started eating!
Yuan Tao couldn’t stop eating, her puffed cheeks moving like a cute little hamster.
Zhou Yunxi watched her adorable appearance, the corners of his lips curving slightly.
His slender hand picked up a bowl, and with a spoon he gently skimmed off the fine oil droplets on the surface of the soup, then ladled out a large half-bowl of soup along with a piece of tender, stewed tofu.
“Careful, it’s hot.” Zhou Yunxi placed the bowl of soup in front of Yuan Tao, his voice softer than usual.
Yuan Tao unceremoniously picked up the bowl, carefully blew on it, and drank in small sips.
The meal took an hour to finish.
Yuan Tao successfully ate herself stuffed.
Yuan Tao leaned back in her chair, contentedly rubbing her round little belly.
Zhou Yunxi watched her little movements and thought to himself, She can still eat, so she probably isn’t too sad about the breakup.
After resting for a while, Yuan Tao finally remembered she still had to study the space treasure. She hastily greeted Zhou Yunxi and ran back to her room.
Back in her room, Yuan Tao couldn’t wait to find the space bracelet on the dressing table.
“Huh, this bracelet looks familiar.” Yuan Tao frowned, examining the white jade bracelet in her hand.
It was Grandma! This jade bracelet looked just like the one Grandma had given her!
The night before she transmigrated, Grandma had called her into her room and taken out an exquisitely crafted wooden box from the cabinet. Inside the box were this very jade bracelet and a white jade pendant.
She remembered Grandma slipping the bracelet onto her wrist and patting her hand. “Qianqian, keep this bracelet safe. Don’t lose it, and always wear it on you.”
At the time, she had wanted to take it off to shower, but Grandma wouldn’t let her. She only instructed her to keep it close wherever she went and not take it off.
She had found it strange and asked why she couldn’t take it off. Grandma only smiled and said it looked pretty on her.
Could her transmigration be related to this bracelet?
Yuan Tao thought and thought but couldn’t make sense of it, so she decided not to dwell on it.
She took out a utility knife, carefully sterilized it, made a small cut on her index finger, and gently squeezed out a drop of blood to smear on the jade bracelet.
The translucent white jade bracelet instantly turned blood-red, then transformed into a streak of light that shot into Yuan Tao’s brow and disappeared.
Yuan Tao felt a moment of dizziness. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a strange place.
Before her eyes was a vast, boundless space that seemed to encompass an entire small world. The moment she entered the space, Yuan Tao sensed all the information about it.
Beneath her feet was an endless expanse of black soil, so fertile it glistened with oil. Not far away, a vast green grassland stretched to the horizon, occasionally stirred by wind into layer upon layer of waves. It was a perfect place for grazing livestock.
Further away, rolling mountains sketched out undulating contours, their peaks capped with white snow, their midsections wrapped in mist. At the foot of the mountains, a river meandered, running through the entire black soil plain.
On the other side of the mountain was a deep blue ocean. Waves crashed against the rocks, and the splashing water glittered like scattered gold in the sunlight.
In a corner of this vast world, deep within a peach grove, a three-story modern villa stood quietly. Its glass curtain walls reflected the sky and the colors of the blossoms, appearing especially bright.
Pushing open the door, the villa’s layout was clearly defined. On the first floor, the living room was covered with soft carpet, and floor-to-ceiling windows brought the peach grove scenery indoors. The dining room connected to an open kitchen, fully equipped with cookware, and complete sets of tableware arranged in the cabinets. On the second floor were several bedrooms, with soft bedding, and peach blossoms within reach outside the windows. On one side of the third floor was a fully equipped gym; on the other side was a training room with anti-slip mats on the floor, where several human-shaped wooden dummies stood, capable of sparring with a person.